What else could make my Neon engine heat up?

I had to stop 5 times to add water to my 2000 Neon as it was overheating. Besides a defective thermostat & busted hoses; what else could cause overheating?

?2013-09-09T08:52:40Z

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Well the water pump could be leaking or the radiator or the head gasket or the heater core the fan might not be working . Lots of things . First thing is figure out where all the coolant is going and then fix that and hope you didn't hurt the engine .

Anonymous2013-09-09T22:02:47Z

If you had to do this 5 times,you have a BIG problem.I would strongly urge you to either stop driving it,or start looking for the problem.
As far as what is causing it:
Leaking radiator/Leaking water pump/stuck thermostat/non functioning cooling fans/blown hoses/and or bad head gasket/cylinder head which was probably caused by you continuing to drive it with this problem

tronary2013-09-10T19:15:12Z

None of the guesses are near correct.
Radiators cause overheating. No other part can be replaced to solve your problem.
Go to a RADIATOR SHOP,not an auto repair, and get an opinion.
Nothing will help your problem so stop wasting time ,money and effort and get going.

Anonymous2013-09-09T15:32:23Z

You could have a bad or loose fan belt! Or the Water Pump is going out!

Cettoman2013-09-11T15:36:21Z

The most common problem involves the electric radiator fans or the relays/sensors that operate them. My guess is that your fan(s) aren't working.